After I was seven-years-old, my mother purchased me a dark-wash, glitter-dusted denim maxi skirt from The Youngsters’s Place and, bless her coronary heart, I completely hated the factor. Ultimately she gave up on her desires of the skirt, however not earlier than making me put on it out on one singular event. I have been a devoted denim maxi hater ever since.
However as a result of my childhood grudges do not dictate style tendencies in 2023, the denim maxi skirt appears to be making fairly a comeback; Burberry, Givenchy, MM6 Maison Margiela, Balenciaga, Coach, and Blumarine have all despatched their iterations of the look down the runway. Vogue contributor Mattie Kahn referred to this new inclination towards an extended denim hemline as “Torah-teacher aesthetic.” (Even from my very restricted Jewish education, I am inclined to agree.) Whereas the skirt could also be a terrific choice for extra modest dressing, many are nonetheless exhibiting pores and skin. Fortunately we are able to look to the celebrities for steerage on the right way to put on each iteration of the contentious pattern.
An extended hemline generally is a nice foil to plunging necklines, like Glass Onion‘s Madelyn Cline modeled in a Tommy Hilfiger ensemble earlier this yr. As did Gigi Hadid, whose crop high nonetheless allowed her to point out off her abs whereas remaining coated up on the underside. And if you wish to showcase your legs, or do not need to really feel constricted in a denim tube, contemplate a skirt with a slit, à la Nicky Hilton, who has been strutting round New York in her maxi. In a testomony to the skirt’s versatility, Hilton has already worn it twice inside the final week.
The denim maxi can also be a sound choice for the low-maintenance amongst us, who love the concept of denims, however do not feel like sporting pants. (Denim minus a wedgie is a very engaging proposition.) Whereas admittedly, a denim maxi could seem daunting from a styling perspective, the celebrities beneath rock them in a manner that makes even me, a lifelong skeptic, prepared to present them a go.
